Red Hat Linux 6, Cent Os 6, Fedora Linux Without Dynamic Kernel Module Support - Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A Installation And User Manual

4. Make sure that "Install a new system or upgrade an existing system" is highlighted, then, at the end
of the "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img" line press
linux dd
5. Select Yes to indicate that you have a driver disk, then select the driver image from the USB drive
(typically, ).
/dev/sda1
6. Complete the Linux installation, following the on-screen instructions, then reboot.
7. Assuming the USB driver disk is
remains installed when you update the OS:
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
cp /mnt/aacraid.conf /etc/depmod.d/aacraid.conf
8. Continue with Managing Your Storage Space

Red Hat Linux 6, Cent OS 6, Fedora Linux without Dynamic Kernel Module Support

Note: You will need the Installation CD for your operating system to complete this
task. You must have root privileges to install the driver image.
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6, Cent OS 6, or Fedora Linux:
1. Insert your installation CD.
2. Restart your computer.
3. When the Welcome screen appears, press
to the shell, then continue the installation by selecting your language and keyboard.
4. Insert the USB driver disk.
5. Assuming the USB drive is assigned to /dev/sda1, type the following commands to load the
controller driver:
mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2
cp -r /mnt2/* /AACRAID
umount /mnt2
cd /AACRAID
sh ./fc-pre-install.sh
6. Press to switch back to the installation screen, then click Next.
ALT+F6
7. Follow the on-screen prompts to continue the installation. When prompted to reboot the system,
press to switch to the console. Do not reboot before completing Step 8!
CTRL+ALT+F2
8. Type the following commands to complete the driver installation:
mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID
cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID
chroot /mnt/sysimage/
cd /tmp/AACRAID
sh ./fc-post-install.sh
exit
9. Press to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot.
ALT+F6
10. Continue with Managing Your Storage Space
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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
, type the following command, and press
Space
, type the following commands to ensure that the driver
/dev/sda1
on page 54.
at the boot prompt, type
Enter
on page 54.
:
Enter
to switch
CTRL+ALT+F2
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